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enAs China Changes Leadership, Taiwan Looks On With Hope -- And Amusementhttp://www.ibtimes.com/china-changes-leadership-taiwan-looks-hope-amusement-876374
All eyes are on China, as the world waits for Thursday, when the Communist Party will finally unveil, at the end of its 18th National Congress, the leaders who will rule China for the next ten years.
People in Taiwan and in the special administrative region of Hong Kong are paying especially close attention to the movements in Beijing.http://www.ibtimes.com/china-changes-leadership-taiwan-looks-hope-amusement-876374Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:01:14 -0500Congolese Anti-Rape Doctor Denis Mukwege An Unsung Herohttp://www.ibtimes.com/congolese-anti-rape-doctor-denis-mukwege-unsung-hero-854951
A Congolese gynecologist and human rights activist who has treated thousands of female survivors of mass rapes, Dr. Denis Mukwege, survived an assassination attempt that resulted in the death of a security guard.
The tragedy underscores the horrific violence that has ravaged the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the need immediate international attention.http://www.ibtimes.com/congolese-anti-rape-doctor-denis-mukwege-unsung-hero-854951Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:02:18 -0400EU Awards Iranian Dissidents With Sakharov Prizehttp://www.ibtimes.com/eu-awards-iranian-dissidents-sakharov-prize-854701
The European Parliament has announced that Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and the Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi will receive this year's prestigious Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, highlighting the need for international recognition of human rights activists worldwide.
Jointly nominated, the two activists were awarded 50,000-euros ($65,000) for their courage and dedication in speaking out against the oppressive rule in Iran.http://www.ibtimes.com/eu-awards-iranian-dissidents-sakharov-prize-854701Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:44:54 -0400Chinese Nobel Prize Writer Condemned For His Murky Political Stance http://www.ibtimes.com/chinese-nobel-prize-writer-condemned-his-murky-political-stance-845929
Heavily criticized for maintaining close ties with the China's Communist Party, author Mo Yan, the first Chinese citizen to have received the Nobel Prize for literature, nonetheless told reporters on Friday that he hopes that human rights activist and political prisoner Liu Xiaobo regains his freedom soon.
Mo Yan was awarded the prestigious Nobel for merging “folk tales, history and the contemporary” with “hallucinatory realism.”
This honor came as something of a surprise to many and prompted tremendous controversy within Chinese literary circles.
http://www.ibtimes.com/chinese-nobel-prize-writer-condemned-his-murky-political-stance-845929Sat, 13 Oct 2012 09:32:43 -0400Israeli PM Netanyahu Denies Agreement On Golan Pullout For Syrian Peacehttp://www.ibtimes.com/israeli-pm-netanyahu-denies-agreement-golan-pullout-syrian-peace-845659
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu issued a statement on Friday denying a newspaper report that claimed he had agreed in principle to return the Golan Heights completely to Syria in return for a diplomatic relationship.
“This is one initiative of many that was proposed to Israel in the past years,” Netanyahu’s office said. “At no stage did Israel accept this American initiative.”http://www.ibtimes.com/israeli-pm-netanyahu-denies-agreement-golan-pullout-syrian-peace-845659Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:04:07 -0400Cruel Joke: AIDS-Plagued Tanzania Must Also Cope With Fake HIV Drugshttp://www.ibtimes.com/cruel-joke-aids-plagued-tanzania-must-also-cope-fake-hiv-drugs-845551
Tanzania’s investigation into the circulation of sub-standard HIV drugs in the country may lead to further criminal prosecution, the Health Minister, Hussein Ali Mwinyi, said.
The Health Ministry reported that about 12,000 bottles of fake anti-retroviral (ARVs) produced by the local pharmaceutical industry had been distributed in the market, and only 9,570 bottles have been successfully recalled so far.http://www.ibtimes.com/cruel-joke-aids-plagued-tanzania-must-also-cope-fake-hiv-drugs-845551Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:17:51 -0400Cuban Dissident Blogger Yoani Sanchez Arrested http://www.ibtimes.com/cuban-dissident-blogger-yoani-sanchez-arrested-842159
Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez and her husband were arrested by officials in the eastern city of Bayamo, where she was on her way to cover the trial of a Spanish political activist, according to a pro-government blog.
Sanchez is most famous for being the author of a bold dissident blog, "Generacion Y," which details the oppression meted out by the Cuban government in direct and straightforward language. She is widely viewed as a representative of Cuban youths, speaking for those who have no voice.http://www.ibtimes.com/cuban-dissident-blogger-yoani-sanchez-arrested-842159Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:27:16 -0400Abu Hamza And Four Other Suspected Terrorists Finally Extradited To UShttp://www.ibtimes.com/abu-hamza-and-four-other-suspected-terrorists-finally-extradited-us-842021
The British High court ruled that Abu Hamza al-Masri, Babar Ahmad, Syed Talha Ahsan, Adel Abdul Bary and Khaled al-Fawwaz will all be extradited to the United States, for they show “no new and compelling reason” to stay in the United Kingdom, according to the BBC News.
This long-awaited extradition came years after their initial arrest.
Abu Hamza was first arrested by the British police in 2004, and had been fighting against extradition to the United States ever since, repeatedly raising last-minute challenges to stall for more time.http://www.ibtimes.com/abu-hamza-and-four-other-suspected-terrorists-finally-extradited-us-842021Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:54:19 -0400Too Much Noise: Taiwan Struggling Between Economic Prosperity And Quality Of Life Issueshttp://www.ibtimes.com/too-much-noise-taiwan-struggling-between-economic-prosperity-quality-life-issues-841943
The overcrowded island of Taiwan has a big problem with noise – the volume is simply too high and has become unbearable for much of the public.
The sounds of cars, factories, scooters, construction projects and other ill effects of modern urban life have overwhelmed a beleaguered people that now demands a better (and quieter) quality of life.
In response, the government is seeking to pass measures that will lower the volume a few decibels starting next year.http://www.ibtimes.com/too-much-noise-taiwan-struggling-between-economic-prosperity-quality-life-issues-841943Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:42:05 -0400Putin Sends Black Puppy to Chavez, Solidifying Relations And Oil Dealshttp://www.ibtimes.com/putin-sends-black-puppy-chavez-solidifying-relations-and-oil-deals-797539
Vladimir Putin is a famous animal enthusiast, having not only hugged a polar bear and stroked a tiger, but also flown in a motorized hang glider with a flock of endangered Siberian cranes.
Now, Putin, the Russian president, has shared his love of animals by giving a 3-month-old black terrier puppy to Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president, as a diplomatic present.
The puppy was given to Chavez through Igor Sechin, a close ally of Putin who is also the president of Rosneft, Russia’s enormous state oil company.http://www.ibtimes.com/putin-sends-black-puppy-chavez-solidifying-relations-and-oil-deals-797539Fri, 28 Sep 2012 16:32:27 -0400